Second Semester Examination - July 2022

Subject : English Paper = 85%

Listening = 10%
Class : 5 …....... Handwriting = 05%
Total = 100%
Duration : 2 periods
Candidate’s name : .......................................................………… Date : .....…........…….………..

READING FOR ENJOYMENT

1. Answer the questions in complete sentences.
(i) Prose - James and the Giant Peach
(a) Why did the mayor of New York decide to have a ticker tape parade for the
visitors who came in the peach?
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(2 marks)
(b) Why did the people of New York change their negative ideas about the visitors
who came in the peach?

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(3 marks)
(c) Was it a good thing that the creatures came to New York? Why?
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(ii) Poetry – Dentist and the Crocodile

(a) Who wrote this poem?

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(b) Why did the dentist keep himself 'two yards’ away?
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(c) How do you know that the lady in the poem is fond of the crocodile?

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(3 marks)
[Total = 15 marks]

GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, COMPREHENSION

2. Read the passage and answer in complete sentences.

An extract from the short story Nutmeg and Snowstorm

Janet sucked the end of her pencil and thought about what
she was going to write. How could she describe “My Pet”
when she didn't have one? Dogs, cats, mice, hamsters and
tortoises were not allowed in the flats, and there wasn't much
to say about a couple of stick insects who used to live in a
shoebox with holes punched in the lid. Their names had been
Zombie and Squash, but they didn't last very long, poor creatures, and even Janet hadn't felt like
arranging a proper funeral for them. They had ended up in one of the wheelie-bins at the back of
the flats, still in their box, and that was that.
Janet put her hand up. “Please , Miss, I haven't got a pet.” Miss Penfol pushed her glasses up her
nose and sighed.
“Never mind, dear,” she said at last. “Imagine a pet. Tell us about a pet you would like to have if
you could have one.”
Janet bent her head. Now she knew exactly what to put. She began at once, worried that the bell
would go before she could write about Nutmeg.
Last summer, we went on vacation to a farm. On the farm there was a pony called Nutmeg. She
was quite small. She was brown with a white bit on her nose. On our last day, Mr. Welling, the
farmer, let me sit on Nutmeg and ride her. We walked all around a big field. I gave Nutmeg some
sugar before we went home. I wish I could ride on Nutmeg's back again. I miss her. Mom says
we can go to the farm again this year. I hope I can ride Nutmeg again. I wish I had a pony of my
own. If I had a pony, I would look after it very well and brush its coat every day.
On her way home from school, Janet thought about Nutmeg. Once, she'd asked her mother:
“Why do I never dream about Nutmeg, mum? I always think about her just before I go to sleep.”
“Maybe you do dream about her,” Mum said. “Maybe it's just that you can't remember the dream
when you wake up.”
What was the point of dreaming, Janet thought, if you couldn't remember anything in the
morning?
She decided to start daydreaming instead, and that was much better. If she concentrated very
hard, it was easy to imagine exactly what it would feel like to ride Nutmeg around the field again;

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what it would be like to be so high up that you could look down at Mr. Welling's bald patch;
what the wind would sound like whistling around your ears. Janet had never told anyone, but
secretly she pretended that Nutmeg was stabled in her closet doors and fed her imaginary sugar
lumps. Sometimes she brushed the sleeves of her winter coat with a pretend brush and played at
grooming.
At Christmas, Janet's grandmother had given her a small china horse. “You're pony-mad,” she
said, “so thought you'd like this. Isn't it beautiful?”
“Yes,” Janet had said, and the horse was beautiful, even though it wasn't a bit like Nutmeg.

(i) What do you understand about Janet when she sucked the end of her pencil?

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(ii) What were the names of Janet's stick insects?

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(iii) What happened to the stick insects at the end?

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(iv) Who is Miss Penfold? What do you learn about her personality from her response to Janet?

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(v) What do you think Janet remembers the most from her last summer vacation?

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(vi) If Janet owned Nutmeg, how would she have looked after it?

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(vii) What did Janet's grandmother gift her with at Christmas? What is the reason that
grandmother considered this gift?

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(viii) Mark right () or wrong ().

(a) Janet’s last summer vacation was to a beach. ( )
(b) Janet always dreamt about Nutmeg. ( )
(c) Mr. Welling was a vendor who sold vegetables. ( )
(d) Janet preferred day dreaming to real dreaming. ( )
(e) She liked to imagine what it was like to ride Nutmeg. ( )
(f) Grandmother's Christmas gift was really liked by Janet. ( )
(6 marks)
(ix) Fill in the blanks with the suitable verb.
(a) I ----------------------- pictures during the weekend. (paint/paints)
(b) Daryle ----------------------- her kitten. (pets/ pet)
(c) Bobby ----------------------- bread with butter. (eat/eats)
(d) The kittens ----------------------- their mother when they are hungry. (follow/follows)
(e) Erik and Frankie ----------------------- to eat pizza. (like/likes)
(f) We ----------------------- flowers for our friend. (picks/pick)
(6 marks)
(x) Choose the suitable modal verb and fill in the blanks.
(can, might, mustn't, must, can't, should)
(a) He ----------------------- control everything.
(b) You ----------------------- obey your teachers.
(c) You ----------------------- follow his wise advice.
(d) You ----------------------- drink alcohol and drive.
(e) She applied for a job. She ----------------------- get it.
(f) ----------------------- I have another cup of tea?
(6 marks)
(xi) Fill in the blanks with the most suitable adverb.
(a) This book is ----------------------- interesting. (very/utterly)
(b) My brother is ----------------------- talented. (nearly/ extremely)
(c) The sunset was ----------------------- pretty. (mainly/really)
(d) I have ----------------------- finished my work. (nearly/really)
(e) The weather was ----------------------- hot today. (extremely/loudly)
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(xii) Write these sentences with past simple passive.

(a) Lisa wrote this article.
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(b) The referee cancelled the match.
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(c) Firemen wore special uniforms.
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(d) A famous director made this film.
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(e) A detective found the missing child.
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(5 marks)
[Total = 42 marks]

COMPOSITION
3. Select one of the topics and write an essay. ( 150 - 200 words)

(i) Write a short story based on the proverb 'Pride goes before a fall' (When you are proud you
lose everything)
or
(ii) Write an essay on the topic “What can we do to save energy in our country?”

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For teachers’ use only.
Language marks for Content (i) marks Content (ii) marks
language
Grammar /4 Inclusion of the proverb /3 Explanation of energy /3
Vocabulary /3 Relevance to the proverb /4 Reasons to save /4
energy
Spelling /3 Lesson learnt /3 Steps to save energy /3
(Resolution)
Punctuation /2 Creativity /3 Relevance /3
Structure /3 Structure /3
Total /12 Total /16 Total /16
Total marks /28

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